Dhow Archives - Media Guy Struggles https://mediaguystruggles.com/category/dhow/ The Media Guy. Screenwriter. Photographer. Emmy Award-winning Dreamer. Magazine editor. Ad Exec. A new breed of Mad Men. Mon, 18 May 2009 05:44:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mediaguystruggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MEDIA-GUY-1-100x100.png Dhow Archives - Media Guy Struggles https://mediaguystruggles.com/category/dhow/ 32 32 221660568 World Travels: QATAR https://mediaguystruggles.com/world-travels-qatar/ https://mediaguystruggles.com/world-travels-qatar/#respond Mon, 18 May 2009 05:44:00 +0000 http://mediaguystruggles.com/2009/05/18/world-travels-qatar/ Labor of Love—Teak. Oak. Pine. Cotton fabrics. Nails. Dolphin oil. Axes. Saws. Chisels. It is a recipe as old as time. The recipe is simple, however, crafting the fishing and transport dhow is a labor of love, requiring thousands of man hours without a machine to be found. Everything is done by hand, from the […]

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Labor of Love—Teak. Oak. Pine. Cotton fabrics. Nails. Dolphin oil. Axes. Saws. Chisels. It is a recipe as old as time. The recipe is simple, however, crafting the fishing and transport dhow is a labor of love, requiring thousands of man hours without a machine to be found. Everything is done by hand, from the shaping and sizing of the wings (which require exact and equal size and weight) to precisely affixing the external panels to the layering of the water resistant dolphin oil that guarantees generations of use for the intricate dhow.

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